Early life

Knight was born in Atlanta, Georgia, the daughter of Sarah Elizabeth (née Woods) and Merald Woodlow Knight, Sr., a postal worker. She first achieved minor fame by winning Ted Mack'sOriginal Amateur Hour TV show contest at the age of seven in 1952. The following year, she, her brother Merald, sister Brenda, and cousins William and Elenor Guest formed a musical group called the Pips (named after another cousin, James "Pip" Woods). By the end of the decade, the act had begun to tour, and had replaced Brenda Knight and Eleanor Guest with Gladys Knight's cousin Edward Patten and friend Langston George.

Scoundrel Days

Scoundrel Days is the second full-length album by the new wavepop/rock band A-ha. It was released on 6 October 1986 through Warner Bros. Records. A deluxe/expanded edition with additional tracks was released in 2010.

Music

Yamaha DX7 and Roland Juno-60/106 synths used in the recording of this album—Roland Juno used on intro of the song "Manhattan Skyline " and Yamaha DX7 drum sound used on the intro of song called "October". "Scoundrel Days" and "Swing of Things" signature sounds are from the PPG Wave. The drums and several other sounds are from the Fairlight CMI.

Songs

"I've Been Losing You" was the first single from the album. It reached #1 in Norway, and #8 in the UK. "I've Been Losing You" became the biggest hit from the album in Europe.

"Cry Wolf" was the second single from the album. It was the most successful single from the Scoundrel Days album in the U.S., where it peaked at #14 on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play charts and went to #50 on the Billboard Hot 100. While it would be their last entry on that chart, the band would continue to have major pop hits from each album release throughout the rest of the world through to the present day. The single went Top 40 nearly everywhere else it was released, including Top 5 chartings in the UK, Poland and Ireland, going #2 in Norway. The lyrics "Night I left the city I dreamt of a Wolf..." are credited to Lauren Savoy whom Pål later married.

Come Back And Finish What You Started

Come back and finish what you startedAnd don’t leave me hanging onCome back and finish what you startedDon’t leave me hanging on, noYou planted seeds of love in my heartWith all the tender words you said at the startBut love is something you shouldn’t beginIf you’re not gonna see it through to the endCome back and finish what you startedOh, and don’t leave me hanging onMmm, come back and finish what you startedAnd don’t leave me hanging on, noA taste of honey is a dangerous thingAfter it’s gone the memories clingJust like the promise I heard you repeatThat you left undone and incompleteCome back and finish what you startedOoh, and don’t leave me hanging onOoh, come back and finish what you startedAnd don’t leave me hanging onBaby come back, ooh, oohDon’t leave meBaby come back, come backDon’t you know I love youBaby come back, come backCome back and finish what you startedDon’t leave me hanging onCome back and finish what you startedOoh, don’t leave me hanging onA taste of honey is a dangerous thingAfter it’s gone the memories clingJust like the promise I heard you repeatThat you left undone and incompleteCome back and finish what you startedOoh, and don’t leave me hanging onCome back and finish what you startedAnd don’t leave me hanging onCome back and finish what you startedAnd don’t leave me hanging onCome back and finish what you startedDon’t leave me hanging on, noDon’t you know I need you beside meCome right back and let your love at meFinish what you started